Goodyear Racing Norkwalk summary

REICHERT, COVERT NET NHRA NATIONAL WINS AT NORWALK
NORWALK, Ohio (June 29, 2009) -- The summer months bring
difficult conditions for drag racers because it is hard to use the full
power of an engine on a hot, slick racing ...

REICHERT, COVERT NET NHRA NATIONAL WINS AT NORWALK

NORWALK, Ohio (June 29, 2009) -- The summer months bring
difficult conditions for drag racers because it is hard to use the full
power of an engine on a hot, slick racing surface.

So it was natural that five of the 10 winners at the NHRA
Summit Racing Equipment Nationals raced on Goodyear tires. Goodyear had
as many winners as all other tiremakers combined.

The typical summer conditions at Norwalk made it hard for
drivers to use all their available horsepower.

"We were afraid of it and we shouldn't have been,"
Reichert said. "Then we said, 'We're going to have to step it up,'
and it worked. When we decided to step on it, it worked. We were going to
get beat if we went slow."

Reichert and Covert race in the NHRA's Lucas Oil Drag Racing
Series for sportsman racers, where tire companies compete against each
other.

Reichert uses Goodyear's D1230 rear drive tire, a staple of
the line of Eagle Dragway Specials. The tire measures 36 inches tall and
17 inches across the tread. It mounts on a 16-inch wheel.

The victory was Reichert's first in a national event this
season and the 19th of his stellar career. Goodyear-equipped cars have
won every TAD final round in national event competition this season.

Reichert lives in Owosso, Mich.

Covert, who has used Goodyear tires on his racecars since
1967, won a national race for the first time since he won at Brainerd in
1994. He owns 10 national victories in three categories and has won three
divisional championships.

The Norwalk win came on a pair of Goodyear D1823 rear drive
tires. The tire measures 31 inches tall and 14 inches across the tread.
It mounts on a 15-inch rim and the construction includes Goodyear's D4A
tread compound.